China vs Low & middle income: School age population, one year before than official primary entry

China
8.14 million number
in 2020
Low & middle income
57.86 million number
in 2019
China rank
2nd
Low & middle income rank
2nd

School age population, one year before than official primary entry over time

  • China
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 57.86 million number against 8.14 million number in China, a difference of 49.72 million number.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 7.1 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 202 countries.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 12.42 million number 42.38 million number 29.96 million number Low & middle income
1980s 10.38 million number 46.57 million number 36.20 million number Low & middle income
1990s 11.65 million number 53.69 million number 42.03 million number Low & middle income
2000s 8.22 million number 52.43 million number 44.21 million number Low & middle income
2010s 7.83 million number 55.80 million number 47.96 million number Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before than official primary entry, China or Low & middle income?
Low & middle income, at 57.86 million number against 8.14 million number in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before than official primary entry between China and Low & middle income?
49.72 million number, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
China ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/